I very much agree that it does not wholly replace Wikipedia, for indeep research it's the best. However, for quick searches I need an immediate answer - such as quickly understanding what the boss means when he's talking about the "debit leg" or some technical term I never heard, it already replaced Wikipedia. And indeed, for my work mate it already replaced Stackoverflow as the first place to look when he has doubts on coding.
I'm pretty sure we're already being hurt by this, being myself one of the "hurters". Paulo Shabab Mustafa <shabab.must...@gmail.com> escreveu no dia quinta, 15/12/2022 à(s) 17:58: > OT continued - > > ChatGPT poses bigger threat to search engines, like Google or Human > generated knowledge platform like Stackoverflow, Quora than Wikipedia at > this moment of time. According to CNBC news article, Google already taking > a conservative stance towards this. [1] > > I my personal opinion, ChatGPT might not be replacing WP very newer > future. There is a chance that the startup behind ChatGPT will get burried > under lawsuits from big fishes in the pond if they feel any existential > threat. For example, Stackoverflow already banned (temporarily) ChatGPT. [2] > > Ref: > --- > [1] > https://www.cnbc.com/2022/12/13/google-execs-warn-of-reputational-risk-with-chatgbt-like-tool.html > > [2] > https://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/421831/temporary-policy-chatgpt-is-banned > > On Thu, Dec 15, 2022, 7:18 PM Paulo Santos Perneta < > paulospern...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> OT for the thread, but on the topic "Competition to Wikipedia" - >> >> This is very new for me (found about it yesterday, through a work mate), >> probably already well known for others - but a lot of people (including me) >> iw now using it extensively as an alternative to Wikipedia: >> https://chat.openai.com . >> >> Spare your time lecturing me about it not having reliable sources, or >> whatever argument you may find - I write Wikipedia and know all that pretty >> well. I'm just saying that people here that used to go to Wikipedia for >> quick results are now using that thing, and it's spreading like fire. >> Doesn't work for everything (like bios and current events), but for many >> stuff seems to be an advantageous replacement of wp, when what we want is >> quick & fairly reliable (even if not bulletproof) results. >> >> Best, >> Paulo >> >> Peter Southwood <peter.southw...@telkomsa.net> escreveu no dia quinta, >> 15/12/2022 à(s) 04:34: >> >>> Last I heard, Wikipedia is not for sale, so not much point in persuading >>> someone to try to buy it. Also some real competition could be good for >>> Wikipedia, and for that matter, good for the Wikimedia Foundation. It >>> would >>> also be very interesting to see how a real challenge to English Wikipedia >>> would be organized. All the previous attempts have failed, often quite >>> dismally. If it were to work better, many of us would probably join it, >>> if >>> it turns out to be a thing one could join. >>> Many of us are loyal to the concept of free knowledge, not so much to the >>> platform it is presented on. >>> Cheers, >>> Peter >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Rey Bueno via Wikimedia-l [mailto:wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org] >>> >>> Sent: Monday, December 12, 2022 19:01 >>> To: wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org >>> Cc: reybue...@proton.me >>> Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Re: Long Reddit post laying out inner workings of >>> English Wikipedia >>> >>> The last part of the great wall of text appears to persuade him to >>> invest in >>> alternatives instead of buying Wikipedia. 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